SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | I'll Have Another | Margin: 2¾ | TrueNicks: A | $120,000 |
2009 | Chestnut Colt | Flower Alley - Arch's Gal Edith, Arch
Sire: Flower Alley , Chestnut, 2002. Lifetime: 136 yearlings sold, median $17,500.
Broodmare Sire: Arch , Dark Bay or Brown, 1995.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $35,000.
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $11,000.
| 2 | Empire Way | Margin: 2¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $40,000 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Empire Maker - Delta Princess, A.P. Indy
Sire: Empire Maker, Dark Bay or Brown, 2000. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 4 wins, $1,985,800. Lifetime: 212 yearlings sold, median $165,000. In 2009: 2.45 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: A.P. Indy, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2011, $250,000.
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, ($140,000).
| 3 | Rousing Sermon | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $24,000 |
2009 | Chestnut Colt | Lucky Pulpit - Rousing Again, Awesome Again
Sire: Lucky Pulpit , Chestnut, 2001. Lifetime: 24 yearlings sold, median $6,750.
Broodmare Sire: Awesome Again , Bay, 1994.
Others: Isn't He Clever, $12,000; Sky Kingdom, $4,000; Chips All In; Groovin' Solo; Liaison.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'll Have Another | Mario Gutierrez | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 2 | Empire Way | Joel Rosario | Mike Harrington |
| 3 | Rousing Sermon | Joseph Talamo | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 4 | Isn't He Clever | Corey S. Nakatani | Henry Dominguez |
| 5 | Sky Kingdom | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 6 | Chips All In | Alonso Quinonez | Jeff Mullins |
| 7 | Groovin' Solo | Victor Espinoza | Myung Kwon Cho |
| 8 | Liaison | Rafael Bejarano | Bob Baffert |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | I'll Have Another | Mario Gutierrez | $88.60 | $35.80 | $12.00 | ||||||
| 7 | Empire Way | Joel Rosario | $11.80 | $6.20 | |||||||
| 6 | Rousing Sermon | Joseph Talamo | $3.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-7) | $798.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-7-6) | $6,922.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (4-7-6-1) | $37,108.40 | ||||||||||
Clubhouse Ride, freed from Game On Dude for the first time in five months, finally had his day when he captured the $150,000 Californian Stakes (gr. II) for his first graded stakes win June 1 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Saturday, June 01, 2013
Six-S Racing Stable and Niko Petralia's Clubhouse Ride, second to Game On Dude in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) in his last start, will face six others in the $150,000 Californian Stakes (gr. II) June 1.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Richard Davis' Master Rick will try for a third straight win overall and second straight graded stakes score when he faces four other rivals in the $300,000 Lone Star Park Handicap (gr. III) Monday, May 27.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Goldencents, who will be ridden by regular jockey Kevin Krigger in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), arrived at Pimlico May 7.
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Two horses who were unplaced in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), Normandy Invasion and Vyjack, have been added to the list of possible candidates for the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) at Pimlico.
Monday, May 06, 2013
Liaison disposed of favored Blueskiesnrainbows coming off the far turn and lengthened stride impressively through the stretch to take the Mervyn Leroy Handicap (gr. II) handily May 4 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Liaison returns to the scene of the biggest victory of his career when he battles six other well-matched older horses at Betfair Hollywood Park in the $150,000 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap (gr. II) May 4.
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Three Chimneys Farm will hold its annual open house that coincides with the week of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) on Thursday, May 2.
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
With last year's Kentucky Derby victory of I'll Have Another still fresh in their minds, members of Team O'Neill were back at Churchill Downs the morning of April 28 in search of a repeat performance with Goldencents.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Morton Fink's Lisa Danielle, the dam of Horse of the Year Wise Dan, was honored April 25 as Broodmare of the Year by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association at its annual awards luncheon.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Thirty-three years after his first victory in the San Juan Capistrano Handicap (gr. IIT), Hall of Fame trainer Ron McAnally did it again April 21 with late-running Interaction on closing day of the Santa Anita Park meet.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Chips All In ran down even-money choice Obviously in the final strides to record his first graded stakes victory in the $100,000 San Simeon Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the hillside turf course April 20 at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Sky Kingdom showed his staying ability with an easy win in the Tokyo City Cup last month, so now's the time to find out if he can transfer that same success to the turf in the $150,000 San Juan Capistrano Handicap April 21.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Idle since running third n the Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) last fall, Obviously will make his 2013 debut for trainer Mike Mitchell in the $100,000 San Simeon Stakes (gr. IIIT) April 20 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Idle since he was well beaten in the Travers Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 25, Liaison came back running in the $71,500 Santana Mile March 31, defeating favored Midnight Transfer by a half-length at Santa Anita Park.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Lines of Battle held off a tenacious Elleval to win the UAE Derby (UAE-II) at Meydan Racecourse March 30, earning 100 points toward a probable start in the May 4 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Saturday, March 30, 2013
The catalog for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s 2013 spring sale of 2-year-olds in training is available on the OBS website at obssales.com.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Sky Kingdom, on the comeback trail for trainer Bob Baffert, spurted away from challenger Oilisblackgold in the stretch to easily record his first stakes victory in the marathon Tokyo City Cup (gr. III) at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Calidoscopio makes his first appearance since he scored a major upset in last fall's Breeders' Cup Marathon (gr. II) when he takes on seven opponents in the $100,000 Tokyo City Cup (gr. III) March 23 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013Nominees include eight Eclipse Award winners and the dams of 2012 grade I winners Beholder, Wise Dan, Point of Entry, and Dullahan.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Trainer Bob Baffert viewed the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. II) as a scrimmage for untested Flashback, and the talented son of Tapit proved he was ready for tougher with an easy tally at Santa Anita Park Feb. 2.
Saturday, February 02, 2013
Pete Denk and Claire Novak handicap the Withers Stakes and take a brief look at the Robert B. Lewis Stakes.
Fed Biz, who outlasted Tritap by a head in the San Fernando Stakes (gr. II), will meet his rival once again in the $200,000 Strub Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 2 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Trainer Doug O'Neill will seek a repeat win Feb. 2 in the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. II) with Reddam Racing's He's Had Enough, who has just three opponents in the early-season Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) prep.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
He's Had Enough, game runner-up in last fall's Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I), worked six furlongs over a wet-fast track at Santa Anita Park Jan. 25 in preparation for his upcoming 3-year-old debut.
Friday, January 25, 2013
Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]